Associations between socioeconomic gradients and racial disparities in preadolescent brain outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which socioeconomic characteristics of the home and neighborhood are associated with racial inequalities in brain outcomes.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the baseline dataset (v.2.0.1) from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. Cognitive performance was assessed using the National Institutes of Health Toolbox (NIH-TB) cognitive battery. Standard socioeconomic indicators of the family and neighborhood were derived from census-related statistics. Cortical morphometric measures included MRI-derived thickness, area, and volume.

Results

9638 children were included. Each NIH-TB cognitive measure was negatively associated with household and neighborhood socioeconomic c

SUBMITTER: Isaiah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10232675 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature